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it seems it's romney, obama. whatever happened to the band of escaped circus performers that also wanted to be president, in other words, gop also-res, where are they now? newt gingrich child in on his one area of expertise space. he says he likes the romney ryan space plan over obama's but said it's not robust enough. good to see he tuned it down since the stunt he pulled last week. >> rick funny he didn't sleep, so his whole campaign felt like a dream. to be honest, we don't remember most of it. rick santorum found the rest of his sweater. that's nice. >> ron paul, he's actually still running. not much has changed. herman cain said if he won the nomination, he would have a "substantial lead over president obama." in that world, obama would have bigger issues to focus on, what with all the flying pigs and mothersmen of the apocalypse flying about. i'm done talking now. >> thank you brett. all right everybody someone's always in our war room, so you should check us out on line at current.com/thewarroom, check out
it seems it's romney, obama. whatever happened to the band of escaped circus performers that also wanted to be president, in other words, gop also-res, where are they now? newt gingrich child in on his one area of expertise space. he says he likes the romney ryan space plan over obama's but said it's not robust enough. good to see he tuned it down since the stunt he pulled last week. >> rick funny he didn't sleep, so his whole campaign felt like a dream. to be honest, we don't remember...
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. ♪ >> cenk: president obama and first lady michelle obama did a joint appearance on "the view." republicans are livid about this. why? because they said oh my god, he was in new york for a day and a half and he didn't meet with prime minister netenyahu. >> he has time for whoopi goldberg? but he doesn't have time for world leaders? >> chris, look the president is going to be actively involved at the un general assemblies -- >> giving a speech -- >> chris, they have telephones in the white house. last week we talked to the leader in libya. >> cenk: look meeting with foreign leaders has nothing to do with whether he'll get elected or not elected, fund raises which they all have time for, that has a lot to do with the election. they'll make time for the media and the "the view" is very important for the female demographic. so that's part of it. and what he hasn't met with netenyahu enough? >> believe me he has met with them plenty of times and knows exactly where the prime minister stands. what did they discuss on "the view"? they discussed libya, and what they would do after the p
. ♪ >> cenk: president obama and first lady michelle obama did a joint appearance on "the view." republicans are livid about this. why? because they said oh my god, he was in new york for a day and a half and he didn't meet with prime minister netenyahu. >> he has time for whoopi goldberg? but he doesn't have time for world leaders? >> chris, look the president is going to be actively involved at the un general assemblies -- >> giving a speech -- >>...
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on what he calls president obama's lies. do you think that makes him hyper subject to scrutiny because of the hypocrisy. >> that's what i was wondering. karl rove wrote a piece about how they have to go after the president's untruths. the problem he has got right now is that he cannot explain his program. he will not go into any kind of detail of his secret plan to balance this budget and get the economy on track because there is no plan. you know, if you look at the situation, it would -- he -- he says he is going to increase defense spending. he says he is going to give us all a $5 trillion tax cut or at least the wealthy people and balance the budget. that doesn't take an act of congress. it takes magic. >> jennifer: all right. you are in his war room prepping him for debates, and you know you are going to get this question. how does the math work? what loopholes, deductions will you close or reduce? what would you advise him? >> there are over 200 tax deductions we have out there. his $5 trillion tax increases would cost
on what he calls president obama's lies. do you think that makes him hyper subject to scrutiny because of the hypocrisy. >> that's what i was wondering. karl rove wrote a piece about how they have to go after the president's untruths. the problem he has got right now is that he cannot explain his program. he will not go into any kind of detail of his secret plan to balance this budget and get the economy on track because there is no plan. you know, if you look at the situation, it would...
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romney. >> obama: good luck tonight. >> no, really. >> obama: really. >> cenk: now, that was during the republican primaries when mitt romney was about to go to debates. but that could be say going into the debate with. we have michael shure and senior editor for the "new republic." i want to run this by you. it looks like romney is in a big load of trouble when it comes do the debates because he does not have much room to attack president obama. am i seeing this wrong? >> no, i think you're right. if i had one major strategic criticism of the romney campaign, they never migrated to the middle of the spectrum. ever since he had to move rights during the primaryies to offset challenges from newt gringrich and rick perry he maintained the base but it's mystifying that he never moved center. i agree with you the guy has boxed himself in on the far right political spectrum, and it's not the place you want to be with a month before the election day. >> cenk: i think moam made a good point the whole idea was that he was more electable. >> newt gringrich forever is saying he's not the most ele
romney. >> obama: good luck tonight. >> no, really. >> obama: really. >> cenk: now, that was during the republican primaries when mitt romney was about to go to debates. but that could be say going into the debate with. we have michael shure and senior editor for the "new republic." i want to run this by you. it looks like romney is in a big load of trouble when it comes do the debates because he does not have much room to attack president obama. am i seeing...
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i love the fact if obama is reelected. even though dobbs is starting to hedge it bet, he is still a monster. >> stephanie: rush limbaugh. >> i think obama incited at the democratic convention. i think ted coppel if he wanted to talk about who incited what he would look at this uprising in the middle east -- who is telling everybody about this and who is characterizing the video as something horrible. >> i blame the femenazis. >> i'm trying to apply logic. limbaugh is saying that obama wanted to fire up these mobs. >> yes. >> stephanie: okay. okay. and of course when bush was president he bragged abmilitary achievements in the middle east or anything like that. >> stephanie: yeah. >> obama is the only one to out to u.s. military success ever. >> yeah. >> and dobbs and limbaugh both don't understand the first thing about what is going on. bin laden has been dead for a while. but they are now pretending that that is at the center of all of this. >> stephanie: all right. ann coulter. >> the way liberals have treated blacks lik
i love the fact if obama is reelected. even though dobbs is starting to hedge it bet, he is still a monster. >> stephanie: rush limbaugh. >> i think obama incited at the democratic convention. i think ted coppel if he wanted to talk about who incited what he would look at this uprising in the middle east -- who is telling everybody about this and who is characterizing the video as something horrible. >> i blame the femenazis. >> i'm trying to apply logic. limbaugh is...
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i think people are concerned with obama as well, who is the real obama. >> eliot: yeah. but we do know that mitt romney is being sunk but his apparently feelty to the far right. and david stockman said this guy is a joker. >> that's right. they look at romney and say this is too far. the right has gone to an extreme that we never would have envisioned or endorsed and the country cannot sustain. this deep of cut to the social net and economic engine will spell chaos. >> eliot: part of the reason for this is there is this huge chasm when the imagery of ronald reagan and the reality of how he governed. the article is titled "who is driving mitt," eric bates, executive editor of "rollingstone" magazine, thank you for time you tonight. >> thank you. >> eliot: and we'll show you every clumsy thing mitt romney ever did. it's in the viewfinder coming up next. when you use lysol at home, you'll know you're a part of something bigger. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. >> eliot: >> eliot: still to come signs of life in the union movement lessons from the
i think people are concerned with obama as well, who is the real obama. >> eliot: yeah. but we do know that mitt romney is being sunk but his apparently feelty to the far right. and david stockman said this guy is a joker. >> that's right. they look at romney and say this is too far. the right has gone to an extreme that we never would have envisioned or endorsed and the country cannot sustain. this deep of cut to the social net and economic engine will spell chaos. >> eliot:...
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i think people are concerned with obama as well, who is the real obama. >> eliot: yeah. but we do know that mitt romney is being sunk but his apparently feelty to the far right. and david stockman said this guy is a joker. >> that's right. they look at romney and say this is too far. the right has gone to an extreme that we never would have envisioned or endorsed and the country cannot sustain. this deep of cut to the social net and economic engine will spell chaos. >> eliot: part of the reason for this is there is this huge chasm when the imagery of ronald reagan and the reality of how he governed. the article is titled "who is driving mitt," eric bates, executive editor of "rollingstone" magazine, thank you for time you tonight. >> thank then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...allstate safe driving bonus check? what is that? so weird, right? my agent, tom, said... [ voice of dennis ] ...only allstate sends you a bonus check for every six months you're accident-free... ...but i'm a woman. maybe it's a misprint. does it look like a misprint? ok. what i was trying
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ok, and even president obama said: >> when he signs it bo, that's actually president obama tweeting that out. who's responsible for this mess? i guess it would be mitt romney best friends according to his own admission. >> i got a lot of good friends the owner of the miami dolphins and the new york jets, both owners friends of mine. >> oh, are they? you might want to give them a ring and say hey can you just pony up $4,000 a game. you're making $9 billion. he's not alone. woody johnson the owner of the jets is the finance chair for mitt romney's campaign and brags about how much he knows mitt romney. watch. >> he's very, very funny. >> funny? >> ann talked about it last night. i don't think the american people have seen that so far but he is a riot. >> he's a riot. he told me don't pay those refuse, keep all the money for yourself. that goes to the income and in quality is rifo throughout the country. they won't even share it with the game that they profit off of. robert reich said: >> that is exactly right. so let's bring robert in right now. he is a professor at berkeley and also now t
ok, and even president obama said: >> when he signs it bo, that's actually president obama tweeting that out. who's responsible for this mess? i guess it would be mitt romney best friends according to his own admission. >> i got a lot of good friends the owner of the miami dolphins and the new york jets, both owners friends of mine. >> oh, are they? you might want to give them a ring and say hey can you just pony up $4,000 a game. you're making $9 billion. he's not alone....
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[ cheers ] >> obama: no, no, governor romney, he is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> consider your expectations lowered. >> stephanie: all right. >> how low can you go? >> stephanie: karen in virginia you are on the "stephanie miller show." hi karen. >> hi, miss stephanie. how are you. >> stephanie: good. okay. >> caller: it is pouring down rain here in virginia. cantor's tears because wayne powell came out swinging in that debate. ♪ let's hear it for the boy ♪ >> caller: he started out swinging and all you could see was cantor just -- you could tell he was getting furious. >> he was probably bitchy faced -- >> caller: he didn't answer any questions. he danced around -- it is all about how these attacks that's not getting anything done in washington -- >> yeah, but cantor is not getting anything done in washington. >> stephanie: yeah who would be behind that? >> caller: gee i don't know maybe him. >> stephanie: that is awesome. i had a feeling that wayne con for was going to kick ass. >> caller: he did. why last year when we were facing the debt
[ cheers ] >> obama: no, no, governor romney, he is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> consider your expectations lowered. >> stephanie: all right. >> how low can you go? >> stephanie: karen in virginia you are on the "stephanie miller show." hi karen. >> hi, miss stephanie. how are you. >> stephanie: good. okay. >> caller: it is pouring down rain here in virginia. cantor's tears because wayne powell came out swinging in that debate. ♪...
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which shows obama way ahead. >> that's where things get inconvenient. >> stephanie: yeah. he is at the point where he is approaching double digits in florida, ohio and virginia and the calculus said -- calculus from my right-wing friends is an advanced form of math -- the calculus said if romney didn't win florida he could not come up with the electorates to win at all. and now not only is he losing florida, but he is losing ohio and virginia, and most of the other swing states as well. >> stephanie: pennsylvania. >> yeah, this could be the first election since the '70s that one of the parties ticket did not win any of their home states and mitt romney has two. >> stephanie: apparently the treese and the polls not the right height in michigan or anywhere. newt gingrich >> romney campaign has yet to find a way of explaining itself and laying out the difference between romney and obama. and i think that's a problem. they seem to have this overly methodical model where they keep saying the same thing, and the world is too fluid arsophisticated for that. >> stephanie: somebody
which shows obama way ahead. >> that's where things get inconvenient. >> stephanie: yeah. he is at the point where he is approaching double digits in florida, ohio and virginia and the calculus said -- calculus from my right-wing friends is an advanced form of math -- the calculus said if romney didn't win florida he could not come up with the electorates to win at all. and now not only is he losing florida, but he is losing ohio and virginia, and most of the other swing states as...
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. >> obama: what's my plan. first we create a million new manufacturing jobs and help businesses double their exports. give tax breaks to companies that invest in america. not the to ship jobs overseas. >> other parts of the president's plan include cutting oil imports in half, training new teachers and workers bringing down student loans and reducing the deficit. that ad is airing in seven key states. over the next month and a half, we can expect both campaigns to target unlikely voters. that is because early voting is already underway and early voters tend to be educated, informed motivated. basically, they already know who they're voting for. what's left are the undecided and unlikely voters and we can expect both campaigns to work hard to get those people to the polls. meanwhile, florida is trying to keep people away. the state's officially restarting its voter purge with less than six weeks to go until election day. florida stopped its effort earlier this year when its purge list was obviously inaccurate. n
. >> obama: what's my plan. first we create a million new manufacturing jobs and help businesses double their exports. give tax breaks to companies that invest in america. not the to ship jobs overseas. >> other parts of the president's plan include cutting oil imports in half, training new teachers and workers bringing down student loans and reducing the deficit. that ad is airing in seven key states. over the next month and a half, we can expect both campaigns to target unlikely...
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madonna strips for obama. offers profanity-laced endorsement. >> yeah, i don't see that as a problem. >> stephanie: she stripped down to her underwear to reveal the president's name written on her body. she said you all better vote for obama, okay? >> you're not helping. >> stephanie: you're not helping. >> have you seen sara silverman's video? >> stephanie: i have not. >> it is genius. everybody should watch it. >> it is up on the facebook page. >> it is fw. it is not safe for work but it is terrific. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] >> stephanie: look at this. girls to go -- jack nicholson still partying to beat the band at age 75. he still goes for wild women only now everything goes down at his l.a. estate unless it is for a lakers game or work, he rarely leaves his house. i'm the female jack nicholson now. >> i just have the girls come up. there's no need to leave the house. >> stephanie: that's me. >> bring them to the front door. the back door's jammed. >> stephanie: i had a birthday party. >> crazy som
madonna strips for obama. offers profanity-laced endorsement. >> yeah, i don't see that as a problem. >> stephanie: she stripped down to her underwear to reveal the president's name written on her body. she said you all better vote for obama, okay? >> you're not helping. >> stephanie: you're not helping. >> have you seen sara silverman's video? >> stephanie: i have not. >> it is genius. everybody should watch it. >> it is up on the facebook page....
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we're debating obama. >> reagan had a far worse economy than obama inherited. he said he was inheriting it and he said -- but he hasn't fixed it. >> wow. >> stephanie: wow. really reaching now, aren't you? >> they love to revise the reagan and -- as media matters has pointed out there is no comparison in terms of the economy because the fed could just change interest rates which they did, which basically fixed that economy. you know, the fed can't do anymore when you're at zero, you can't go any lower. also, the unemployment completely different story. what hannity never mentions, if you go back to -- we're going way back here. if you're going back to the closing months of the carter/reagan campaign, unemployment was going down under the last six months under jimmy carter. ronald reagan won and it skyrocketed back up. ronald reagan did not inherit climbing unemployment the way barack obama did. ronald reagan actually inherited unemployment on its way down. he got into office and it did a u-turn and it went back up. hannity -- and the reagan -- >> stephanie: exp
we're debating obama. >> reagan had a far worse economy than obama inherited. he said he was inheriting it and he said -- but he hasn't fixed it. >> wow. >> stephanie: wow. really reaching now, aren't you? >> they love to revise the reagan and -- as media matters has pointed out there is no comparison in terms of the economy because the fed could just change interest rates which they did, which basically fixed that economy. you know, the fed can't do anymore when you're...
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this one where obama says he's not done lying yet. but if he is a liar, technically that means he is done lying. and there's this one with karl marx and an empty chair saying the only known photo of karl marx and president obama. that one is kind of funny. according to the "washington post," the man behind the photos is a 55-year-old retired flight crew member. worst flight attendant ever! thank you for flying the friendly skies. how would you like your coffee and don't say black. he told reporters "we don't racist." >> speaking personally, facebook should not be a place for party officials to post racist photos of our president that make me feel bad about our country. it should remain a sacred place where ex-girlfriends post pictures of themselves looking happier and slightly more attractive than they were when i dated them and to make me feel bad about myself. i'm done talking now. >> jennifer: all right. someone's always in our war room. check us out online on current.com/"the war room." that's where you can link up to our twitter
this one where obama says he's not done lying yet. but if he is a liar, technically that means he is done lying. and there's this one with karl marx and an empty chair saying the only known photo of karl marx and president obama. that one is kind of funny. according to the "washington post," the man behind the photos is a 55-year-old retired flight crew member. worst flight attendant ever! thank you for flying the friendly skies. how would you like your coffee and don't say black. he...
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"the obama hate machine." i spell it all out about the koch brothers, the paperback edition of my latest book out now in the book stores and if you want a signed copy, go to our web site at billpressshow.com and tell us how you want it inscribed to yourself or a friend or colleague and we'll get it out to you right away. book and mailing and shipping and all of that for just $16.99. we're trying to figure out what's wrong with white males. if you look across the board today, women obama up double digits. latinos up way way way multiple double digits. among african-americans he's up among seniors young people. mitt romney leads barack obama only among white males. what the hell's wrong with us. terry is in kalispell montana. hi terry. >> caller: how are you bill? thanks for taking my call. bill, i spent 20 years in the army. i'm a retired army first sergeant. my last assignment was at fort ord. i'm familiar with the area around there seaside and the like. i've had a lot of black people work for me. a lot of whi
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one ohio voter told "usa today" "obama is trying to get out the message. don't bother voting because it's over with. i got it." another republican voter on the ground said i think the polls are screwed and skewed. screwed and skewed. that's pretty rough language but leave it to rush limbaugh to take it one step further. >> polls now are just being used as another tool of voter suppression. the polls are an attempt to not reflect public opinion but to shape it. yours! depress the heck out of you. >> jennifer: suppress the vote? that's the republican's job. for more on the story i'm joined by mayor marc morial, president of the national urban league and a tremendous voice in the fight against voter suppression. mayor comes to us from new york. so great to have you inside "the war room" tonight. >> hey, great to be with you governor. congratulations on the show and congratulations on the strength of your voice. >> jennifer: i appreciate you saying that. it is when all of us blending our voices together, maybe we can get something done. so are you encouraged b
one ohio voter told "usa today" "obama is trying to get out the message. don't bother voting because it's over with. i got it." another republican voter on the ground said i think the polls are screwed and skewed. screwed and skewed. that's pretty rough language but leave it to rush limbaugh to take it one step further. >> polls now are just being used as another tool of voter suppression. the polls are an attempt to not reflect public opinion but to shape it. yours!...
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even president obama spoke out yesterday and said come on bring back the real refs. >> obama: it is just me or do we have to get our regular refs back -- >> oh, geez sir, i know you are busy -- >> obama: i can't get involved with it, but i'm expressing my point of view as a sports fan. >> bill: listen to this anti-union, scott walker governor of wisconsin, and anti-union paul ryan vice presidential candidate both came out yesterday and said we support the union refs. and here -- here is paul ryan. >> i mean, give me a break. [ laughter ] >> it is time to get the real refs. >> bill: the real receives back. those who really know the game. all you need to know is the guy who made that call monday night had never before refed any game more important than a junior college football game. >> that's amazing. >> bill: unbelievable. some of those refs also were deemed unqualified to ref games in the lingerie league. >> it is also perfect that this is the example that america will finally get. the war on teachers the war on public employees, this is what everybody will get. >> bill: yes. i'll be ba
even president obama spoke out yesterday and said come on bring back the real refs. >> obama: it is just me or do we have to get our regular refs back -- >> oh, geez sir, i know you are busy -- >> obama: i can't get involved with it, but i'm expressing my point of view as a sports fan. >> bill: listen to this anti-union, scott walker governor of wisconsin, and anti-union paul ryan vice presidential candidate both came out yesterday and said we support the union refs. and...
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president obama was on "the view" with barbara walter. >> obama: i think america is so strong and we have so much going for us that we can survive a lot, and -- but the american people don't want to just survive. we want everybody to thrive. [ applause ] >> obama: we want folks to have a chance at the top. so who's policies are more likely to lead us to where we want to go. >> elizabeth hasselbeck was just sitting there seething. >> i hate you people! >> stephanie: robert gibbs. >> mitt romney has anned a van tenure because he has been through 20 of these debates in the primaries over last year. he bragged that he was declared the winner 16 of those debates, so i think having been through this much more recently than president obama. i think he comes in with the advantage. >> he was debating, herman cain 999, and rick santorum oops. >> low bar. >> stephanie: if mitt romney has to drop out -- [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: -- because of what does peggy noonan call it, a rolling calamity. this guy may step in. robert san felipeo had a son, he struggled however, not
president obama was on "the view" with barbara walter. >> obama: i think america is so strong and we have so much going for us that we can survive a lot, and -- but the american people don't want to just survive. we want everybody to thrive. [ applause ] >> obama: we want folks to have a chance at the top. so who's policies are more likely to lead us to where we want to go. >> elizabeth hasselbeck was just sitting there seething. >> i hate you people! >>...
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the path to reelection clear for barack obama. according to the sorted press he's very close to the electoral votes he'll need to keep his job. mitt romney is doing everything he can changing his means minute to minute to be ahead of the news cycle as opposed to being ahead of the president on the issues. can mitt romney turn this thing around in the next five weeks. i kind of thing he can. i hear folks on the left and right saying barack obama's got it locked up and i have this rung debate with governor spitzer. i said every time you say president obama has this locked up democrats will stay at home. if you think that you're going to stay home because barack obama has got the whole thing sown up, you are the problem with democracy. you are a barnacle on the dingy of freedom. it's more important than ever to get out and vote. we will be taking your calls all morning long at 866-55-press. we want to know your thoughts on all this stuff. first, i want to talk about what happened last friday on fox news. for those of you who lived in
the path to reelection clear for barack obama. according to the sorted press he's very close to the electoral votes he'll need to keep his job. mitt romney is doing everything he can changing his means minute to minute to be ahead of the news cycle as opposed to being ahead of the president on the issues. can mitt romney turn this thing around in the next five weeks. i kind of thing he can. i hear folks on the left and right saying barack obama's got it locked up and i have this rung debate...
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, i think he starts with an advantage. >> i think barack obama will be formidable. >> but i have never been in a presidential debate like this, and it will be a new experience. >> the president is going to lose the first debate next week. he will lose it. >> cenk: i love all of that. i happen to disagree with governor governor grandholm. i think at the worse it will be a tie. look at these moments. >> i am not going to exploit age for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. >> i have as much experience in the congress as jack kennedy did. >> i served with jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you are no jack kennedy. >> ruddy juliany. he mentioned a noun a verb, and there is something else. >> i would do away with the education -- the -- >> commerce. >> the commerce and let's see -- oops. >> yes how has the national debt personally affected each of your lives? >> there you go again. >> i have had a record of informing judges in the state of texas that's what the governor gets to do. >> cenk: how want can a debate be if the most important guy that we
, i think he starts with an advantage. >> i think barack obama will be formidable. >> but i have never been in a presidential debate like this, and it will be a new experience. >> the president is going to lose the first debate next week. he will lose it. >> cenk: i love all of that. i happen to disagree with governor governor grandholm. i think at the worse it will be a tie. look at these moments. >> i am not going to exploit age for political purposes my...
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barack obama is it 34? >> 37. barack obama 36. so whatever it is, it is really coming up quick and obviously nevada is going to be critical to this election. >> john: the president doesn't know how many days until the election. he doesn't care how many -- you think he really didn't know how many days until the election? >> i mean -- first of all these outrageous countdowns to a certain day drive me nuts but we're not that far out. >> john: it's not that far out. he should know. i would think he knows. >> john: i think he's aware of it. that's how cool and off the cuff he is. mitt romney, of course, not to be outdone he is giving a foreign policy speech next week after the debate. the two candidates are not campaign today. they're both taking time off for today only to work on their debate prep. of course, mitt romney is rehearsing with rob portman of ohio standing in for barack obama because really when you think about black neoprogressive democrat, who do you want to have stand in for that? rob portman. >> absolutely. >> john: th
barack obama is it 34? >> 37. barack obama 36. so whatever it is, it is really coming up quick and obviously nevada is going to be critical to this election. >> john: the president doesn't know how many days until the election. he doesn't care how many -- you think he really didn't know how many days until the election? >> i mean -- first of all these outrageous countdowns to a certain day drive me nuts but we're not that far out. >> john: it's not that far out. he...
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iran, governor romney's red line seems to be about where barack obama's is. there is no pi big difference. >> sure there is. let's go to iran. the difference is credibility. the president's iran policy lacks credibility. the ayatallah's in iran have to make a decision to stop pursuing a nuclear weapon and pursue a peaceful resolution and they are not doing that. i would argue because the president doesn't have credibility. he was silent for too long on the green revolution. when puts the military option on the table he does it in a way that doesn't have credibility because his administration sends out mixed signals such as they are more worried about an israeli attack than iran getting a nuclear weapon. >> chris: benjamin netanyahu the israeli prime minister gave dramatic speech at the u.n. he had a drawing and a red line and said if iran amasses that amount of enriched uranium which would be number to make a bomb we have to strike. would you and governor romney put the redline at the same place that netanyahu did. >> what we have said is a nuclear weapons ca
iran, governor romney's red line seems to be about where barack obama's is. there is no pi big difference. >> sure there is. let's go to iran. the difference is credibility. the president's iran policy lacks credibility. the ayatallah's in iran have to make a decision to stop pursuing a nuclear weapon and pursue a peaceful resolution and they are not doing that. i would argue because the president doesn't have credibility. he was silent for too long on the green revolution. when puts the...
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president obama should have known better. they now think it's a matter of opinion, and if romney wins unfortunately they are going to bring it back. now we talked to a candidate running for president that is definitely anti-torture anti-war and honestly significantly more progressive than president obama. it's roseanne barr. and i asked her why she was running for president. >> i'm running kind of for myself to see if it's possible to see if a regular citizen could get on the ballot or not. so it has been an education, and also because i have things to say that should be included in the election dialogue. and also i'm using it as a stepping-stone, the presidency. to get into goldman sachs. >> cenk: oh really? >> no but i care deeply about freedom and peace in the world, and i'm a grandma, so i think people should be listening to what the grandmothers of the world have to say. >> cenk: what is the most important issue? >> peace. >> cenk: the majority of the country agrees with you. whereas politicians just voted in the senate
president obama should have known better. they now think it's a matter of opinion, and if romney wins unfortunately they are going to bring it back. now we talked to a candidate running for president that is definitely anti-torture anti-war and honestly significantly more progressive than president obama. it's roseanne barr. and i asked her why she was running for president. >> i'm running kind of for myself to see if it's possible to see if a regular citizen could get on the ballot or...
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obama is getting a lot of credit for what appears to be obama's surge in the polls. even the romney people will tell you the obama's at least two or three points ahead right now. they've -- they credit clinton with a lot of that. no doubt there is a close relationship. we also have the factor that hillary clinton may run again for president in four years hanging over this. >> bill: president obama -- i mean president clinton saying he's no idea whether she's going to run again. you know what? you remind me. peter, if we can president was asked last night -- yesterday on "the view," barbara walters suggested the possibility -- we've all talked about hillary running in 2016. barbara walters raised the possibility of another first lady running and the president's response was kind of -- was very interesting. here's how that exchange went. >> he should run -- she should run for office but she says she doesn't want to. [ applause ] >> obama: michelle would be terrific but temperamentally i just don't think that -- >> no, it's absolutely true. it takes a lot of patience to
obama is getting a lot of credit for what appears to be obama's surge in the polls. even the romney people will tell you the obama's at least two or three points ahead right now. they've -- they credit clinton with a lot of that. no doubt there is a close relationship. we also have the factor that hillary clinton may run again for president in four years hanging over this. >> bill: president obama -- i mean president clinton saying he's no idea whether she's going to run again. you know...
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coming up, barack obama's favorite impression of barack obama. viewfinder coming up next. lysol.com/missionforhealth. >> eliot: coming up, last night saw one of the worst calls in nfl history and that's after a week of some pretty close runners up. but first, the eye candy in the white house madonna's bizarre endorsement and a slow news day at fox and friends. when it doesn't fit anywhere else, we put it in the viewfinder. >> slow news day. not every day can be exciting and packed with important interesting news. and there are many, many, many 24 hour a day news outlets so occasionally, you'll have a slow news day. >> i believe if you see a peacock, he's on his own. no one owns him. he chose to fly there. he's got no owner. >> peacocks don't fly. >> why do they have wings then? >> i think they fly short distances. >> president obama he talked to you recently. he told you that you did the best impression of him of anybody. >> he did. that was crazy. you know, michelle likes the show. michelle's a fan. she likes it. you know it's on. >> he's funnier. i'm funnier. you know. w
coming up, barack obama's favorite impression of barack obama. viewfinder coming up next. lysol.com/missionforhealth. >> eliot: coming up, last night saw one of the worst calls in nfl history and that's after a week of some pretty close runners up. but first, the eye candy in the white house madonna's bizarre endorsement and a slow news day at fox and friends. when it doesn't fit anywhere else, we put it in the viewfinder. >> slow news day. not every day can be exciting and packed...
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the most polls i saw still show obama polling in the 60% of people who trust obama in security. i don't think what's happening in libya, though it is horrible and disturbing as it is, it is going to have that big of an impact come november. >> eliot: i could not agree more. mitt romney speaks about foreign policy. he will get thin slivers of certain groups. he may pick up a few conservative jewish voters based upon the failure of the president to meet with netanyahu. overall arc and argument for the campaign fails. every day he doesn't speak about the economy he loses. he has a better chance there than foreign policy. osama bin laden is dead. end of argument for that. >> that's part of the reason we see such a jump for obama since the dnc because he has been winning the foreign policy debate. he has been winning on national security. lil' he's also winning on economics. >> that's what romney's biggest problem is. he's not winning on economy or national security. >> eliot: he should go on vacation. he would do better. every time he opens his mouth he goes down in the polls. ohio
the most polls i saw still show obama polling in the 60% of people who trust obama in security. i don't think what's happening in libya, though it is horrible and disturbing as it is, it is going to have that big of an impact come november. >> eliot: i could not agree more. mitt romney speaks about foreign policy. he will get thin slivers of certain groups. he may pick up a few conservative jewish voters based upon the failure of the president to meet with netanyahu. overall arc and...
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come down to a handful of states. >> thank you for sending mitt romney to the white house and barack obama back to chicago. >> the campaign is shifting to a different stage this week with wednesday night's showdown between president obama ann romney. >> if you have taken a look at the history of debates, it is not about policies. is not about facts. it has changed because someone did badly or did well. >> both candidates are in intense prep sections. romney may have the most on the line. his campaign is looking at this as a chance for a game changer. >> one more note from the campaign trail. and a four paul ryan has confirmed -- and aide for paul ryan has confirmed you will spend three days preparing for his debate with vice president joe biden. and new information in the arrest but -- the rest of a man charged with armed robbery and the beating of another man. the police chief says three men attacked others that night, apparently trying to get cell phones from each victim. none of these attacks were as severe as the victim who has undergone four brain surgery is. authorities have identifi
come down to a handful of states. >> thank you for sending mitt romney to the white house and barack obama back to chicago. >> the campaign is shifting to a different stage this week with wednesday night's showdown between president obama ann romney. >> if you have taken a look at the history of debates, it is not about policies. is not about facts. it has changed because someone did badly or did well. >> both candidates are in intense prep sections. romney may have the...
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gallup poll, rural whites prefer ahmadinejad to obama. a quote from a west virginia resident, i like him better. >> the one poll that republicans might accept as legitimate. guess where that headline originated? "the onion," america's favorite source for fake news. another "onion" news item today, florida to experiment with new 600 lever voting machine. >>> finally, the latest music and dance tribute to president obama. this is all over the place literally. >> i'm barack obama and i party. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that guy behind the mask is one hell of a dancer. the performance is suitably entitled "obama works it." that's "hardball" for now. coming up next, your business with j.j. ramberg.
gallup poll, rural whites prefer ahmadinejad to obama. a quote from a west virginia resident, i like him better. >> the one poll that republicans might accept as legitimate. guess where that headline originated? "the onion," america's favorite source for fake news. another "onion" news item today, florida to experiment with new 600 lever voting machine. >>> finally, the latest music and dance tribute to president obama. this is all over the place literally....
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president obama swinging by california against next week. he has spent more time there than in pivotal states like north carolina and pennsylvania, going after money not votes. he has raised 40 million-dollars there. mitt romney, has raised half that much in the golden state. >> despite all bumps, mitt romney is still raising big bucks, from those super paces. 150 million and counts, a lot from the business guys who do not like where this country is going, as bad as swing state polls like for romney now, he would be in deeper doo-doowithout that cash, that is amazing. >> this this economy, mitt romney should be leveraging that, we heard him talk about greece today that is a good thing, the more he can talk about the economy and debt, that is a great thing, however the super paces have kept him in the race. why, we have a long drawn out primary, have you super paces who are framing who president obama was, a like able character, majority of americans like him. that i want to believe in him, they want him to work. but the super paces ares are
president obama swinging by california against next week. he has spent more time there than in pivotal states like north carolina and pennsylvania, going after money not votes. he has raised 40 million-dollars there. mitt romney, has raised half that much in the golden state. >> despite all bumps, mitt romney is still raising big bucks, from those super paces. 150 million and counts, a lot from the business guys who do not like where this country is going, as bad as swing state polls like...
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. >> chris: because he would end the bush tax cuts for the wealthy. >> he passed all of the obama care taxes and about a dozen hit middle income taxpayers.
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gallup poll, rural whites prefer ahmadinejad to obama. a quote from a west virginia resident, i like him better. >> the one poll that republicans might accept as legitimate. guess where that headline originated? "the onion," america's favorite source for fake news. another "onion" news item today, florida to experiment with new 600 lever voting machine. >>> finally, the latest music and dance tribute to president obama. this is all over the place literally. >> i'm barack obama and i party. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that guy behind the mask is one hell of a dancer. the performance is suitably entitled "obama works it." that's "hardball" for now. coming up next, your business with j.j. ramberg. or best-ever meatloaf. go to campbellskitchen.com for recipes, plus a valuable coupon. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. side by side so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ whooshing ] tell me about it. why am i not going anywhere? you don't believe hard enoug
gallup poll, rural whites prefer ahmadinejad to obama. a quote from a west virginia resident, i like him better. >> the one poll that republicans might accept as legitimate. guess where that headline originated? "the onion," america's favorite source for fake news. another "onion" news item today, florida to experiment with new 600 lever voting machine. >>> finally, the latest music and dance tribute to president obama. this is all over the place literally....
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obama care doesn't make it less expensive. >> reporter: he wants obama cari gone, including the drug prescriptions for seniors. but he wants to keep pieces of the health care plan. although he doesn't say how it will work. >> we have to make sure that people who have pre-existing conditions are able to get insured. and folks who don't get sick don't get dropped by their insurance companies. >> reporter: romney and his running mate, paul ryan, proposed to cut medicaid by the next ten years, give states more control over their medicaid funds. overhaul medicare, people now younger than 55, when they reach retirement would have the option of getting a voucher to purchase private insurance. or they could stick with traditional medicare. >> this is designed to guarantee that seniors can always afford medicare coverage, no exceptions. >> now, there is major differences between the candidates, but perhaps the biggest split is over medicaid. many think of it as a safety net for the poor. but what it actually covers is poor families, pregnant women, people with disabilities as well as senior c
obama care doesn't make it less expensive. >> reporter: he wants obama cari gone, including the drug prescriptions for seniors. but he wants to keep pieces of the health care plan. although he doesn't say how it will work. >> we have to make sure that people who have pre-existing conditions are able to get insured. and folks who don't get sick don't get dropped by their insurance companies. >> reporter: romney and his running mate, paul ryan, proposed to cut medicaid by the...
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it is more favorable to barack obama. with that in mind, let's look at the particular swing states that are in play. maybe more so than any other state, ohio was supposed to be the fulcrum on which this election might rest. it was believed to be accessible for mitt romney and that obama could hold. he is only four electrical vote s short. this is not happening. at this point is option a four or five point lead. if you look at some of the data, you see the worst group for obama in 2008 was the white working class. his hope is that he would be able to expand the marching quite a bit. you think it would not have been that part of a cell. it has been hard hit economically. a lot of ticked off factory workers. you think it would have been an ideal place. this is not to not to be the case. bromley is not anywhere close to driving up the margin among white working-class voters. he is at best a few points later. he is doing no better among white college graduates. that is one reason why the state is looking pretty favorable to ba
it is more favorable to barack obama. with that in mind, let's look at the particular swing states that are in play. maybe more so than any other state, ohio was supposed to be the fulcrum on which this election might rest. it was believed to be accessible for mitt romney and that obama could hold. he is only four electrical vote s short. this is not happening. at this point is option a four or five point lead. if you look at some of the data, you see the worst group for obama in 2008 was the...
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i will repeal obama care. we're going to get rid of obama care. >> just listen to what he told nbc news about his own health care record. >> don't forget, i got everybody in my state insured. 10 0% of the kids in my state have health insurance. i don't think anything shows more empathy and care for the people of this country than that kind of record. >> mr. empathy. don't be fooled. far right republicans like the red meat romney. they want the red meat romney. this is the kind of stuff they'll demand from him if he ever gets elected president. >> this is the home of focus on the family, which is -- committed to preserving the foundation of america. he put money in a whole mess of companies, about $90 billion into green energy companies like solyndra. we've seen the number of people on food stamps go from 32 million to 47 million. 15 million more people having fallen into poverty and needing food stamps. by the way, i'm going to get that pipeline from canada if i have to build it myself. >> only one romney can
i will repeal obama care. we're going to get rid of obama care. >> just listen to what he told nbc news about his own health care record. >> don't forget, i got everybody in my state insured. 10 0% of the kids in my state have health insurance. i don't think anything shows more empathy and care for the people of this country than that kind of record. >> mr. empathy. don't be fooled. far right republicans like the red meat romney. they want the red meat romney. this is the kind...
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president obama lost the primary to hillary clinton. there's working class whites he struggled with. mitt romney is the capitalist who sent jobs overseas is a poor fit for the state as well. that's one of the things that's interesting to me. to that point, howard, i have another "60 minutes" clip to play for you and get your take on. >> is that fair to the guy who makes $50,000 and paid a higher rate than you do? >> it is a low rate. one of the reasons why the capital gains tax rate is lower is because capital has been taxed once at the corporate level, as high as 35%. >> so you think it is fair? >> yeah, i think it's the right way to encourage economic growth, to get people to invest, to start businesses, to put people to work. >> howard, there's mitt romney saying his 14% rate is perfectly fair, it's perfectly that it's lower than many middle class voters. this tax rate issue is a problem in ohio, isn't it? >> it really is. several weeks ago at the rel convention, i was talking to the republican pole ster that does a lot of focus grou
president obama lost the primary to hillary clinton. there's working class whites he struggled with. mitt romney is the capitalist who sent jobs overseas is a poor fit for the state as well. that's one of the things that's interesting to me. to that point, howard, i have another "60 minutes" clip to play for you and get your take on. >> is that fair to the guy who makes $50,000 and paid a higher rate than you do? >> it is a low rate. one of the reasons why the capital...
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how could obama let this happen! the iranians were at costco because tough economic sanctions have made it difficult for them to get hold of foreign goods or imported products. which explains why their leader has to wear members only jackets from 1982. (laughter) so folks, folks, at costco we have given them unfettered access to america's family pack technology. we'll never cripple their regime with economic isolation now that they have their own 200 count boxes of economy sized advil and bulk bins of nutter butter and great shrink wrap rafts of shrimp cup o noodles. you madmen, they will be able to hide their nuclear facilities inside their giant discarded barrels of kirkland coleslaw. (laughter) oh! oh, don't worry!, don't worry, you say, they don't have enriched uranium yet. well, you know what else costco sells? yellow cake. (laughter) a five pound box for 10.85. for 10.85 if you don't make nukes you're losing money. folks, these maniacs may deny the holocaust, but we have just laid the ground for a holocaustco.
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president obama will be in the state this morning. today's "new york times" reporting that aidot romney say the republican candidate and paul ryan will campaign together now much more often in the coming weeks. according to the report, the move underscores concerns that mr. romney is not generating enough excitement on his own and need mrs. ryan t fire up the pporters. you'llee he din an evident as caaign stop yesterday outside dayton, ohio. >> wow. that's quite a guy, isn't it? an romney/ryan, romney/ryan, romney/ryan. there we go. that's great. thank you. >> meanwhile congressman ryan a big green bay packers fan vented about that call on monday night football. went on to compare the nfl's reemrefs, yes, to the obama administration. >> i got to start off on something that was really troubling that occurred last night. did you watch that packer game last nig? i mean, give me a break. i half think that these refs work part-time for the obama administration in the budget office. trying to pick the winners and losers and they don't even
president obama will be in the state this morning. today's "new york times" reporting that aidot romney say the republican candidate and paul ryan will campaign together now much more often in the coming weeks. according to the report, the move underscores concerns that mr. romney is not generating enough excitement on his own and need mrs. ryan t fire up the pporters. you'llee he din an evident as caaign stop yesterday outside dayton, ohio. >> wow. that's quite a guy, isn't it?...
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shift it to obama. talk about him not being capable as a president and then debate obama's performance. quit having those self inflicted wounds that tend to damage this campaign and the reporters have to report on it. of course you do. it's very salacious, grainy video. it's the good stuff. the behind the scenes stuff. of course you're going to report it. >> it doesn't help when you mention 97% according to to some poll i've never seen. 97% of white house reporters voting democratic. it's a conspiracy theory. the same time ronald reagan won the presidency twice. george w. bush won the presidency twice. with the same so-called media liberal out there. why don't you focus on getting the guy elected and showing what his strong points are? if you do that maybe you'd have a chance but the problem is -- >> i agree. >> people don't know what mitt romney stand for. even republicans are concerned about this. >> i agree. >> the last word, thomas, we tend to have a conversation about how there are 41 days left. th
shift it to obama. talk about him not being capable as a president and then debate obama's performance. quit having those self inflicted wounds that tend to damage this campaign and the reporters have to report on it. of course you do. it's very salacious, grainy video. it's the good stuff. the behind the scenes stuff. of course you're going to report it. >> it doesn't help when you mention 97% according to to some poll i've never seen. 97% of white house reporters voting democratic. it's...
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the new poll shows barack obama beating romney by 10 points. >> obama had a pretty good week in the polls in ohio and florida but the real winner this week, the nfl football fans. >> the temps are out. the old referees are back in. and if the referees won, i think nfl fans won. >> now they can stop complaining about the replacement refs and start complaining about the regular refs. >> nfl referees, they had the best week and they're good unlike those replacement refs, but they are bad. maybe
the new poll shows barack obama beating romney by 10 points. >> obama had a pretty good week in the polls in ohio and florida but the real winner this week, the nfl football fans. >> the temps are out. the old referees are back in. and if the referees won, i think nfl fans won. >> now they can stop complaining about the replacement refs and start complaining about the regular refs. >> nfl referees, they had the best week and they're good unlike those replacement refs,...
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top political priority over the next two years should be to deny president obama in terms. their obstruction during the first two years of the obama administration worked mostly in the senate where they could use filibusters procedures like colds and filibusters and republicans capitalized in the two thousand and ten midterms to take control of the house of representatives which meant that they were in control of the powerful house government oversight committee and could spend the next two years launching an investigation after investigation which shot after which shot all directed at the white house all to d. legitimize the president in january of two thousand and eleven just as republicans were taking the reins of the house of representatives incoming chairman of the house oversight committee darrell issa said he had all logged on the list of investigations he was ready to open up against president obama and he did just that most notably focusing on fast and furious which he suggested was a conspiracy by the white house to take away everybody's guns none of it was true b
top political priority over the next two years should be to deny president obama in terms. their obstruction during the first two years of the obama administration worked mostly in the senate where they could use filibusters procedures like colds and filibusters and republicans capitalized in the two thousand and ten midterms to take control of the house of representatives which meant that they were in control of the powerful house government oversight committee and could spend the next two...